diff --git a/strawApp/src/main/kotlin/com/sulkta/straw/feature/search/SearchViewModel.kt b/strawApp/src/main/kotlin/com/sulkta/straw/feature/search/SearchViewModel.kt
index 4b938edd3..082d61fdb 100644
--- a/strawApp/src/main/kotlin/com/sulkta/straw/feature/search/SearchViewModel.kt
+++ b/strawApp/src/main/kotlin/com/sulkta/straw/feature/search/SearchViewModel.kt
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class SearchViewModel : ViewModel() {
                         // Refresh the in-memory pool with the new
                         // entries so subsequent reactive filters see
                         // them without waiting for a process restart.
-                        pool.value = buildPool()
+                        pool = buildPool()
                     }
                 }
             } catch (t: Throwable) {
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class SearchViewModel : ViewModel() {
      */
     private fun reactiveFilter(q: String): List<StreamItem> {
         val needle = q.lowercase()
-        return pool.value.asSequence()
+        return pool.asSequence()
             .filter { item ->
                 item.title.lowercase().contains(needle)
                     || item.uploader.lowercase().contains(needle)